Shot Map
Are we taking good shots — or just lots of shots?
All players · 429 shots · 40 goals · 9% conv · 2025–26
What this tells us
Decent volume, ordinary chance quality
429 shots worth 43.8 xG — 0.10 xG per shot (around the ~0.10 an average shot is worth). 40 went in — finishing has cost us on decent chances. Use the situation slicer to split open play from set pieces and penalties. League context: the average side created 1.39 xG/game — we rank 9th of 12 for creation (1.17).
Player · shots
429
Shots
40
Goals
140 · 33%
On Tgt
43.8
xG
0.10
xG/Sh
9%
Conv
–
Box tch
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
429 shots
Zone
All players
429
shots
Outside Box35%
6-Yard Box9%
Penalty Area56%
Situation
All players
429
shots
Set Piece31%
Open Play60%
Fast Break8%
Penalty1%
Body Part
All players
429
shots
Right Foot60%
Head16%
Left Foot23%
Shot selection — quality mix All players
429 shots · 0.10 xG/shot · around the ~0.10 an average shot is worth
Every shot graded by the chance it created — from big chances to hopeful efforts.
9%
18%
29%
44%
Tier
Shots
Share
Goals
Conv
Big chance0.25+ xG
38
9%
15
39%
Good look0.10–0.25
76
18%
14
18%
Half-chance0.05–0.10
126
29%
9
7%
Speculativeunder 0.05
189
44%
2
1%
Too many hopeful shots. All players: 44% of shots are speculative (under 0.05 xG) and only 9% are big chances. Those 38 big chances produced 15 of the 40 goals.
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Min shots
X axis
Y axis
Quadrants split on the Aberdeen squad average (not a league benchmark). Overlapping dots are nudged apart — hover for exact values. Showing players with 10+ shots — rate stats (Conv%, xG/shot) are unstable below that.
▰ top-right = above average on both · ▰ bottom-left = below on both15 players · 3+ shots · 2025–26
xG = chance quality · xGOT = expected goals on target (shot quality including placement) · conv = goals ÷ shots.
Season review · 2025–26
totals · tap a column to sort
| Player | Shots | Goals ▼ | xG | G−xG | xGOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Nisbet | 62 | 9 | 8.0 | +1.0 | 5.8 |
| J. Karlsson | 50 | 5 | 4.9 | +0.1 | 4.9 |
| M. Lazetić | 22 | 4 | 2.9 | +1.1 | 1.6 |
| A. Aouchiche | 37 | 3 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| T. Keskinen | 32 | 3 | 2.4 | +0.6 | 2.9 |
| K. Bilalovic | 11 | 3 | 1.5 | +1.5 | 2.0 |
| S. Armstrong | 32 | 2 | 3.4 | -1.4 | 3.3 |
| T. Olusanya | 22 | 2 | 3.3 | -1.3 | 2.3 |
| D. Polvara | 18 | 1 | 2.4 | -1.4 | 1.9 |
| N. Devlin | 10 | 1 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| E. Gyamfi | 8 | 1 | 0.9 | +0.1 | 1.2 |
| D. Geiger | 6 | 1 | 0.6 | +0.4 | 0.8 |
| L. Morrison | 4 | 1 | 0.4 | +0.6 | 0.7 |
| A. Aremu | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | +0.8 | 0.7 |
| M. Frame | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | +0.8 | 0.4 |
| S. Nilsen | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | +0.8 | 0.9 |
| Own goal (D. Finlayson) | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 0.0 |
| N. Milanović | 15 | 0 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 0.5 |
| J. Milne | 14 | 0 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 0.1 |
| L. Cameron | 14 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.1 |
| G. Shinnie | 12 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.8 |
| A. Jensen | 11 | 0 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 0.2 |
| L. Clarkson | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| M. Knoester | 8 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.2 |
| K. Yengi | 4 | 0 | 1.1 | -1.1 | 0.0 |
| A. Palaversa | 4 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| G. Molloy | 4 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| D. Lobban | 4 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| F. Boyd | 3 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
| A. Dorrington | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| K. M. Kjartansson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | 0.1 |
| S. Morris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | 0.0 |
| T. McIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | 0.0 |
G−xG = goals minus xG (green = beating chances, red = wasteful). xGOT = xG on target. 33 players.
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